The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-03
REEI TIIG BLOOD PURH.

civilization, aud will destroy that
inalicnable right of the citizen to
! determine for himself how he shall
pursue h + own happiness without
Interference with the rights of Others
which principle is the basis of our
liberties and the sole hope for the
perpetmty of our institutions
g. We oppose this amendment
because is enforcement Will entail
upon the government The necessity OF
promoting II ~ystem Of SPIES and in
formers dc'e-tAb.o TO our people and
the enactment Of extreme legislation
OF doubtful cons itutiona,ity, aad
under the sanction of which our
homes may Joe aIchcd, our property
seized and our dearest RIGHTS inva.
dcd. Texas ctu not hope to escape
these curses, which have invariably
attended slnilar experiments lu other
states.
3. lis adoption will suppras. the
general use of mildcr stimuAnts and
encourage the use of the stronger
Il links, and thus rctard the advance
mcut OF genuine temperance. twill
stamp rs criminal the manufacture OF
wines from our dome ste GRAPES for
family purposes, aud will degrade our
drug stores into dram shops, and
elevate our doctors Into autocrgts OF
rUppe'ites.
t. IL will enable the rich TO import
and use their liquors without taxation
or restrat aud Will prohibit only
those of our people who arc too poor
to buy their liquor, in mbroken
packages and under it, operation the .
saloon will give pMce To the gildcd
club room tor the rich, while the poor
" III be forced to make their purcha,- .
es at low dives aud in violation Of.
law. such class legislation is odiOus +.
to our people and contrary to free
government.
T. II proposes by the prcponderancc
of n majority in certain sections of the F.
state 10 tastcu by force on other see /
tiOls theory of moral and socia
conduct aud habits dis'astctul and
rcpugnant to the latter. The varied
interests of the sections in our state
have been prolific source of care and
thought in our slatcsmanship, aud F.
this amendment, if adopted, viii en- /
gender II hostile public sentiment IN I.
certain localities fatal 10 lis enforce.
ment and thus bcget di,rc,pcct for
law and disregard of constitutional .
authority, and will produce lasting .
aud permanent oviltO our people and /
tend TO disrupt the tate.
;. II proposes to contsca'c aud .
destroy, without compensation, large /
properly interests of our people. 1t /
will uusettle business and impair .
property values, para'yze, fora period .
Mt least, the commercial interests Of .
our state, and destroy great industries
already IN operation for the manuiac-
ture of the milder -timulants. 1t will T.
abolish the source Of our public reNc-
nucs fully one-third and increase to u .
corresponding amount the burden
upon lands and the ncce-sHrles of life,
already over-burdchcd with the cX-
actions of government
.. The Jealous adhercnts of this .
prohibition idea have already eStab'
li-Acd aud organized a third political .
party and have Wagcd relentless war
fare upon the principles and orgam-
2ntion of the other established par
ties. lu,liRatcd by foreign cmissarie-
they have, by agitation for years,
secured from the legislature Of our .
state the concession of this PROPOSE .
ton 10 change our organic law, aud /.
lay studied purpose AMI concerted
movement they now seek to s'iilc .
political expression from the people
until their own political designs are
fully accomplished. We warn our
people Of this threatened danger, aud .
call upon them TO rebuke "a, the polls .
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